Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, new survey finds

AnemicOak · 10-20-2015, 09:06 PM

Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, new survey finds

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The number of book readers has dipped a bit from the previous year and the number of e-book readers has remained flat, according to new survey findings from Pew Research Center.

Seven-in-ten American adults (72%) have read a book within the past year, whether in whole or in part and in any format, according to a survey conducted in March and April. That figure has fallen from 79% who said in 2011 they had read a book in the previous year, but is statistically in line with polls since 2011.

Many book publishers, researchers and retailers have wondered whether the introduction of e-books would impact book reading overall or lead to a decline in the number of books read in print. This year’s data show a slight decline in the number of American adults who read print books: 63% of American adults say they read at least one book in print in the past year, compared with 69% who said the same the year before and 71% in 2011.

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http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...-survey-finds/

tomsem · 10-20-2015, 09:26 PM

Maybe folks are reading longer books. Yes, I'm sure that must be what is happening.

fjtorres · 10-20-2015, 09:29 PM

Those numbers don't seem all that slight.

Considering the lack of monster seller last year (or for several years) and the decline of holiday book gifting, it isn't hard to see a decline in the casual reader category.

Fbone · 10-20-2015, 09:43 PM

For this survey do they define what is a book?

10-20-2015, 09:29 PM	#3
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Those numbers don't seem all that slight. Considering the lack of monster seller last year (or for several years) and the decline of holiday book gifting, it isn't hard to see a decline in the casual reader category. Last edited by fjtorres; 10-20-2015 at 09:33 PM.

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10-20-2015, 09:26 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,209 Karma: 28000007 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPad Mini, Kindle Colorsoft, Kindle Scribe Colorsoft	Maybe folks are reading longer books. Yes, I'm sure that must be what is happening.

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Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,362 Karma: 105529930 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	For this survey do they define what is a book?

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